81%User score 81 percent
Clika
2026 · Music · Drama
User Score
202 votes
Elvis in Action as Never Before!
Young convict Vince Everett, serving time for manslaughter, discovers his musical talent in prison and becomes a rock and roll star after his release, navigating fame and relationships.
Recommendations based on this film
John Chard
September 5, 2019
"That ain't tactics honey, it's just the beast in me." Elvis Presley plays "Vince Everett" who goes to jail after accidentally killing a man in a bar fight. While in the big house he is paired in his cell with Hunk Houghton (Mickey Shaughnessy), an ageing country singer whose best days are behind him. The pair strike up a friendship and Houghton teaches Everett to play the guitar, however, it's apparent that Everett…
Read the full review on TMDB
Wuchak
October 23, 2021
_**From con to concert performer**_ A young construction worker (Presley) is sentenced to a year in the state penitentiary for manslaughter, but wisely takes advantage of his time learning to play guitar better from an inmate who was formerly a county & western performer (Mickey Shaughnessy). After meeting a promoter when he gets out (Judy Tyler) and facing several challenges, he’s a hit. “Jailhouse Rock” (1957) was…
Read the full review on TMDB
CinemaSerf
September 5, 2024
The hot-tempered young "Vince" (Elvis Presley) finds himself caught up in a bar-room brawl that has tragic results and sees him sent to jail. There, he is luckily placed with "Hunk" (Mickey Shaughnessy) who is the prison grifter with a penchant for the odd ballad on his guitar. It's the guitar that provides the conduit for the increasingly popular "Vince" and when he's released, he hooks up with the well-connected -…
Read the full review on TMDBReviews are written by the TMDB community, not by Jailhouse Rock's publisher.
